Fuse Box, Upgrades & Rewires

Fuse box upgrades and rewires

Contech Electrical in Redcar can inspect and upgrade your old fuse box (also known as a fuse board or consumer unit) and install a modern consumer unit that will improve the safety and efficiency of you household or office electrical systems. We also provide professional rewiring services, including full house and office rewires, and new wiring installations for parts of a building if it is undergoing a renovation or having an extension added.

Does your fuse board have an RCD fitted for your safety?

The older a fuse box is, the more likely it is to lack an RCD (residual current device), which is a sensitive safety device that can potentially save a person's life by preventing electric shocks at dangerous levels by tripping out (switching off the electricity) when a ground fault, a circuit overload or a short circuit is identified.

An RCD can protect you from current leakage as a result of insulation failure or someone in your household accidentally touching a live wire. For example, if you accidentally cut through your lawn mower cord or hedge trimmer wire and if you are touching the tool's metal casing while standing on the ground, it can take a fifth of a second for the current flowing through your heart to have fatal consequences. However, if your consumer unit / fuse board is fitted with an RCD which can detect the change in current, it will trip within milliseconds to protect you, and that can be a life-saving moment.

Get in touch with Contech Electrical in Redcar for an upgrade of your fuse board today.

Benefits of a new modern fuse board

Compared to old fuse boxes that have the potential of keeping the electrical supply connected until a fire occurs, a modern fuse board with an RCD can significantly decrease the risk of fire in your house caused by an electrical fault because the circuit breakers will trip. A fuse board with an RCD also reduces the risk of fatal electric shocks. In a nutshell, a new fuse board with an RCD gives you: